The locations with the highest concentration of Other Social Sciences degree recipients are Berkeley, CA, Minneapolis, MN, and Towson, MD. The locations with a relatively high number of Other Social Sciences degree recipients are Epworth, IA, Glenville, WV, and Poteau, OK. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Social Sciences is a bachelors degree.

Tuition costs for Other Social Sciences majors are, on average, $8,066 for in-state public colleges, and $37,630 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Social Sciences programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (95 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,665 completions).

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Social Sciences majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Social Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Social Sciences majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Social Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Social Sciences in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Social Sciences is 43, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Social Sciences degrees, and White students earn the majority (1,538) of the degrees.

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Social Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

43

Average Age in 2017

± 0.171 Years

0.39%

1 Year Change

± 0.562%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Social Sciences. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 29 years old, which represent 2.96% and 2.95% of the population, respectively.

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Other Social Sciences. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Social Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.

Most Common Countries of Origin

India

44,245 degree recipients

China

39,969 degree recipients

Korea

28,475 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Singapore

5.67 times more than expected

Azerbaijan

4.89 times more than expected

Czechoslovakia

4.85 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Singapore that hold Social Sciences degrees (5.67 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (44,245 degree recipients).

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Other Social Sciences field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other Social Sciences majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other Social Sciences majors need more than the average amount of Programming, Operations Analysis, and Systems Evaluation.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Other Social Sciences majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Programming is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.